Parkwolf
4.7
8.6K ratings
Self-guided GPS audio tour
A self-guided driving tour: stories and insider tips play on their own as each stop comes into view.
★★★★★ 4.7 · 8,600+ ratings Works offline
On your computer? Scan with your iPhone camera to open Parkwolf in the App Store. Also on Google Play.
Hear the guide
This is the real narration from Parkwolf’s Yosemite tour. It starts on its own as you approach each stop, so you never tap or read while driving.
“Ahead is Valley View, where the Merced River fills the foreground beneath El Capitan and Bridalveil Fall.”
Real stops, real narration
Three real lines from the narration, each with the app’s tip for that stop, at three of the most-loved stops in Yosemite.
“You're coming up on Glacier Point, more than three thousand feet above Curry Village. Half Dome is the obvious landmark, but give yourself time to look down into the Valley and across to the high Sierra too.”
Heads up A long drive from the Valley on a road with a short seasonal window.
“Up ahead is the Lower Yosemite Fall area, where an easy paved loop brings you close to the bottom drop. Allow about half an hour for the mile-long circuit, plus time to stop.”
Heads up The base view hides the upper cascades
“Olmsted Point is coming up on Tioga Road, with a view toward Half Dome from the high country. It's a worthwhile short stop even if you don't want much walking: the broad panorama starts beside the parking lot.”
Heads up The hilly trail onto the point is not wheelchair accessible.
+ 124 more stories across Yosemite: Tunnel View, Tenaya Lake, Bridalveil Fall, Sentinel Dome, Vernal Fall, Tuolumne Meadows, Taft Point, Cathedral Beach and more.
Self-guided, in your own car
Parkwolf
Beyond the audio tour
Distance, climb, time and difficulty for every hike, with parking and cautions.
Glacier Point, as the app sums it up:
Sighting heatmaps and peak hours for each animal.
Steller's Jay
Mule Deer
Black Bear
Yellow-bellied MarmotStart the tour from your car’s screen. Stories play through your speakers.
Viewpoints, trailheads, pullouts and hidden spots, each with real tips.
From the App Store
“Really amazing information and stories on the audio tour as we drove. Worked like a charm in Kings Canyon, Sequoia National and Yosemite, thank you!”
“First visit to Yosemite, App came in so handy helping navigate the park, finding the trails I wanted to take, gas, food everything. The random park facts about the rock formations and the wild life were informative and fun to listen to!”
“We just drove through Yosemite and it made our trip listening to this app as we drove through. Like having a tour guide in the car with you.”
“We just used the app this morning on our drive around Cades Cove and it provided a lot of info along the way and greatly enhanced our experience! And to top it off, we saw a female black bear and her two cubs just before the halfway point!”
Good to know
Open Parkwolf, tap Start Tour Guide and drive. Your phone’s GPS triggers each story as you approach an overlook, trailhead, pullout or hidden spot. There’s no set route, so take any road in any order.
Yes. Every stop has the app’s tips on timing, parking and crowds, and every trail lists its distance, climb and time, so you can plan your day before you go. Then the guide narrates it as you drive.
Yes. Download Yosemite before you go and the map, the narration and every tip work offline, even where your phone shows no bars.
Overlooks, trailheads, pullouts and hidden spots across Yosemite National Park, from Glacier Point, Yosemite Falls and Olmsted Point: 127 stories in all.
Parkwolf is free to download. The Tour Guide is part of Parkwolf PRO, which starts with a free trial, and one subscription covers everyone listening in your car.
Both. Parkwolf works with Apple CarPlay, and it’s available on Google Play for Android.
Yes. The same guide covers 100+ national parks, state parks and scenic drives, from Yellowstone to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Free to download. Your guide starts talking the moment you start driving.
Free on the App StoreGet the Yosemite tourOn Android? Get Parkwolf on Google Play